‘It’s time to prepare for war:’ Forest defenders in ancient Walbran valley ready for RCMP raid. Award-winning journalist Brandi Morin has been on the ground in the upper Walbran valley this week to report on a new blockade challenging old growth logging. ricochet.media/indigenous/i...

That time Canadian MPs gave a standing ovation to an American white nationalist. It was just the other day, in fact. New column from @christoaivalis.bsky.social: ricochet.media/justice/far-... #CharlieKirk #USpoli #cdnpoli

Ottawa’s bid to restrict the notwithstanding clause is framed as rights protection, but it risks undermining democracy. The left should defend parliamentary sovereignty, not judicial supremacy, argues @donalgill.bsky.social.

Inuit governance and knowledge are at the core of Nunatsiavut’s climate change strategy Read Part 2 of Frey Blake-Pijogge's feature on how Inuit are responding to the impacts of climate change in #Nunatsiavut theindependent.ca/news/lji/inu...

Activists are calling for civil disobedience to pressure Canada to implement an arms embargo and economic sanctions against Israel. It came during a week-long vigil on Parliament Hill, where activists are reading the names of more than 20,000 children killed in Gaza. nbmediacoop.org/2025/09/18/p...

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NEW PUBLICATION: One Hundred Years of Progressive Influence: Social Democracy in Canada @clementnocos.bsky.social and David McGrane examine Canada's last century of social democratic movements and parties. Full report from @feps-europe.eu : broadbentinstitute.ca/research/next-left-canada/

It took nearly 2 years into Israel’s genocide in Gaza for a UN inquiry to call it what it is. Still, there are campaigns that successfully target Canadian doctors and experts who’ve been to Gaza & talk about the health crisis. Latest for @pressprogress.ca pressprogress.ca/campaigns-ta...

Had a blast working on the latest issue of @thegrindto.bsky.social, which is rolling out acroess Toronto this weekend. If you want to support independent, progressive media, consider donating a few bucks here: www.thegrindmag.ca/support-the-...

Conditions on the Neskantaga First Nation prompt Ontario ombudsman to call on federal and provincial governments to act ‘Unsafe and unacceptable:’ ombudsman demands ‘immediate action’ for fly-in community. The latest from @jonthompson.bsky.social: ricochet.media/indigenous/u... #onpoli #cdnpoli

You may remember Driechel's name from an Edmonton Police Service scandal reported in 2016—Driechel, along with other members of the Edmonton Drug and Gang Enforcement Unit (EDGE), was buying illegal steroids from a drug trafficker within EPS.

The climate crisis isn’t waiting: The case for passing Bill 19 nbmediacoop.org/2025/09/19/t...

Writing @breachmedia.ca Harrisson Samphir & @nikbarryshaw.bsky.social unpack how establishment media is advising elites to invest in oligopolies even as their outsized power helps cause a cost-of-living crisis for Canadians. breachmedia.ca/canadas-medi... 🔶

Writing @broadbent.bsky.social's PERSPECTIVES Drew Mitnick & Teresa Eder explain why Europe and Canada can only protect their digital ecosystems against US interference if they start investing in tech sovereignty now. perspectivesjournal.ca/canada-europ... 🔶

Pivot est allé à la rencontre des gardien·nes du territoire atikamekw ayant érigé un blocage sur le chemin Parent, en Mauricie, pour protester contre le projet de loi 97 et pour protéger la souveraineté autochtone sur les terres de la région. Un reportage d'Oona Barrett👇

OPINION I « Si la ville est effacée de l’existence, où reste la mémoire? Suffit-il que Gaza survive seulement dans l’imaginaire, ou ses habitant·es devront-ils un jour la recréer en dehors de sa géographie? » La nouvelle chronique de Sarah Emad, écrite depuis Gaza, est en ligne sur Pivot 👇

A new article by @seancarleton.bsky.social and Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel in @canadiandimension.bsky.social: canadiandimension.com/articles/vie... Be sure to check out their book together on our website, When the Pine Needles Fall: Indigenous Acts of Resistance: btlbooks.com/book/when-th...

Ottawa moved quickly to create broad programs for Ukrainians fleeing war. For Palestinians escaping Gaza, the government has imposed tight caps, strict vetting, and narrow eligibility. The contrast exposes a clear and painful double standard in Canada’s refugee policy.

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How do “democratic” governments quash rebellions and revolutions? Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey (Nii Laryea Osabu I, Atrékor Wé Oblahii kè Oblayée Mantsè) who studies counterinsurgency in North America finds secret complicity between governments. nbmediacoop.org/2025/09/18/c...

Huge scoop from the CP: Canadian Press is reporting that Premier Danielle Smith has directed the justice ministry to use the notwithstanding clause to push through three anti-trans laws that would otherwise be blocked by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Alberta Bill of Rights

Kaycee Madu didn't so much "ban" carding as just legislate that none of the things police would like to do would be defined as carding, but apparently even that was a step too far. The province has let the carding ban expire, reports Jack Farrell for the Canadian Press

I spoke to Billy-Ray Belcourt about his latest book, the "false promises" of reconciliation, and how poetry can be used to imagine new political possibilities. My latest for @thegrindto.bsky.social www.thegrindmag.ca/billy-ray-be...

A conference on refugee healthcare lost sponsors, and a talk for employees at Canada's public health agency was cancelled, after Palestine advocates were labelled "antisemitic." A look at the campaigns targeting doctors who want to discuss the health crisis in Gaza: pressprogress.ca/campaigns-ta...

NOUVELLE I Un groupe conservateur aux accents religieux, défavorable aux droits des jeunes trans, organise une nouvelle manifestation samedi à Montréal, deux ans après celles qui ont mené au Comité de sages sur l’idéologie de genre. Un article signé Claire Ross 👇

As Canada's new prime minister bends to big business and Donald Trump, a coalition of climate, migrant, Indigenous and anti-war activists are putting up a fight. Draw The Line rallies are being held across Canada on Saturday, including in Toronto. By @desaima.bsky.social.

Are you subscribed to our newsletter? Sign up for the latest on the blockade to protect #oldgrowth forests. @brandimorin.bsky.social has been on the ground in B.C. this week. Right now, land defenders are preparing for RCMP to move in. Never miss an update: shorturl.at/Pz3ez #cdnpoli #BCpoli

🏠🌳 Montreal has a long history of using environmental projects to attract capital into the city. Parc-Extension residents say that puts them in a bind: greenify and risk gentrification, or keep dealing with increasingly hot summer temperatures. ⬇️ By Neha Chollangi

Canada’s “elbows up” nationalism may look like resistance to Trump, but it risks repeating the colonial violence it claims to oppose. Ellen Gabriel and @seancarleton.bsky.social warn that patriotism built on erasing Indigenous struggles makes real reconciliation impossible.

NEW: For @breachmedia.ca, I reported on how new identity verification requirements the B.C. Greens introduced for its leadership race could stymie Emily Lowan's insurgent campaign, which has nearly doubled party membership in less than two months. breachmedia.ca/b-c-green-le...

The main driver of this harassment campaign ironically appears to be a former U of A and Gateway alum—the National Post's Jamie Sarkonak.

Toronto! Our friends at @subvert.fm are stopping by next week, so we're co-hosting a meet up and chat Friday, September 26th at It's OK*, 6pm-8pm. DJ Set by @paulch.in RSVP here: luma.com/subvert

Canada has addressed housing crises before by treating homes as a public good, not a commodity. Today, market-driven policies favour investors while many Canadians are locked out. Social housing, rent control & public mortgages can restore affordability. Homes should be for living, not speculation.

NB Health Minister told activists that private insurers may drop Ozempic coverage if pharmacare proceeds, which could leave the province with a $60M gap. Advocates say this shows pressure on NB to reject universal pharmacare. Report: @davidgordonkoch.bsky.social nbmediacoop.org/2025/09/17/a...

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NOW: RCMP headed to blockade protecting old growth trees in upper Walbran. Helicopter overhead, convoy seen en route. RCMP say “there is currently no police enforcement action.” But that can change at any moment. Ricochet’s @brandimorin.bsky.social in the area, stay tuned for her feature report!

​As criticism of Canada’s oligopolies mount, the establishment media is taking another tack—advising elites invest big in them. Harrison Samphir an @nikbarryshaw.bsky.social analyze how the media is celebrating the benefits of a cost-of-living crisis for everyone else.

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Canada’s free trade deal with Israel treats Palestinian land as “Israeli” and rewards illegal settlements. Send an email to PM Carney, Minister Anand, and Minister Sidhu and tell them to cancel CIFTA and cut trade ties with Israeli apartheid: www.cjpme.org/cancel_cifta

We’re just one week away from NB Media Co-op’s 16th AGM & keynote address!! 📅Tuesday, September 23 🕕 AGM: 6:00 PM | 🕖 Keynote: 7:00 PM AT Journalist Samira Mohyeddin will deliver the 16th annual keynote address entitled, The Israel Exception. nbmediacoop.org/2025/09/16/j...

In one northern Ontario First Nation, the health director doubles as the ambulance driver and the only backup is a broken van — Chronic underfunding and neglect have maintained a deadly #healthcrisis in the north. New from @jonthompson.bsky.social: ricochet.media/indigenous/n... #onpoli

Canada’s Parliament just gave Charlie Kirk a standing ovation. You can oppose political violence without rewriting the legacy of a man who did a lot of harm to vulnerable and marginalized communities. But Canada’s politicians, some media and many employers don’t seem to entirely understand that:

BALADO I Le Plancher des vaches est de retour dans une nouvelle formule! Aux deux semaines, Ludvic, Isaac et Gabrielle décortiqueront trois sujets d’actualité, d’ici et d’ailleurs. 👇

Seniors ‘Draw the Line’ on inaction on climate change for future generations On Sept 20, Seniors for Climate NB and partners will host a Climate Corner at the Sackville Fall Fair as part of the international Draw the Line Day of Action. #DrawTheLine #ClimateAction nbmediacoop.org/2025/09/15/s...

Air Canada flight attendants showed courage by defying strike-breaking orders, inspiring workers nationwide. But the imposed settlement exposed deep flaws in union democracy and bargaining rights. Their fight is both a beacon of resistance and a warning about the struggles ahead, writes John Clarke.

NEW: In my latest for @ricochetmedia.bsky.social, I explain the Alberta government’s efforts to ban books from K-12 school libraries. ricochet.media/justice/far-...

Workers on the Kamutik W ferry in #Labrador have unanimously agreed to join the Seafarers’ International Union of Canada, joining the crew of the Qajaq W and becoming the second Labrador Marine Inc. vessel to unionize. #canlab theindependent.ca/news/lji/kam...

Two police chiefs in Canada are on the boards of a pro-Israel advocacy charity. The president of the Canadian Association of Police is also listed, alongside business and political leaders. Experts and advocates are very concerned. My latest @readthemaple.bsky.social.

On the pod, @nisrinelamin.bsky.social sits down with @caradrianh.bsky.social to discuss the counterrevolutionary war in #Sudan, and the heroic efforts of the Sudanese people to resist the capture of the state by elites. Listen to #IBWTE wherever you get podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/n...